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Feel Good Film - podcasts

Here you'll find all of our episodes on films that we consider "Feel Good" films...the kind of film that gives you warm and fuzzy feelings like Paddington, Andrew Haigh's Weekend, and Local Hero.

Seventh Row Editors / August 4, 2020

Ep. 51: Proxima and Baby Boom: Working mothers

Alice Winocur’s Proxima uses the astronaut film to show how mothers in professional setting have to both prove themselves in male-dominated environments and be a caring, supportive mom. This topic is somewhat rare on screen, bringing to mind the 1987 hidden gem Baby Boom.

Seventh Row Editors / January 28, 2020

Ep. 27: Comparing Little Women adaptations

In this episode, we compare and contrast two film adaptations of Little Women: Gilian Armstrong’s 1994 film and Greta Gerwig’s 2019 one.

Seventh Row Editors / September 23, 2019

Ep. 19: Bill Forsyth’s gentle comedies

In this episode of the Seventh Row podcast, we discuss two recently restored Scottish classic gentle comedies directed by Bill Forsyth, Gregory’s Girl (1981) and Local Hero (1983).

Seventh Row Editors / September 4, 2019

Ep. 18: Sergio and Sergei

In this episode of the Seventh Row podcast, we discuss the delightful Cuban comedy Sergio and Sergei, directed by Ernesto Daranas. This warm film about connecting across borders and a critique of totalitarian regimes is one of this year’s true hidden gems.

Seventh Row Editors / April 5, 2019

Ep. 10: October Sky

Episode 10 begins a mini-series covering movies about space exploration. Our first film in this series is Joe Johnston’s October Sky. For this discussion, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Associate Editor Brett Pardy October Sky is based on the true story of future NASA scientist Homer Hickam’s 1950s high […]

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